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54922 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54922 covers Bear Creek, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,087 and a median household income of $73,371.

Population
1,08724 per square mile
Median age
49.811.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,371about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$264,435up 25.9% in five years
Median rent
$86717% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
12.2%22.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.4%19.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 54922 is

Bear Creek, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,087
Median age49.8
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)86.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino9.5%
Veterans6.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$73,371
Income per person$39,515
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k7.0%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k16.2%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more6.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed640
Mean adjusted gross income$62,862
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$179,900
Median gross rent$867
Rent as a share of household income21.7%
Owner-occupied84.4%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house83.1%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units2.5%
Mobile home5.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$264,435as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$264,435$118,640

$118,640 in 2012 to $264,435 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%
High school diploma or higher89.7%
Works from home5.4%
Drives to work alone77.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.4% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed164
Annual payroll$12,535,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 69.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss60.9 out of 100
Community resilience82.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane14.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$73,371$75,670$78,538
Income per person$39,515$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$179,900$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$867$1,045$1,348
Homeownership84.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home5.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age49.840.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCLINTONVILLE, WI US9.8 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January25.1°F / 7.3°F1.27 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February29.4°F / 9.4°F1.08 in rain, 10.2 in snow
March40.9°F / 20°F1.87 in rain, 6.7 in snow
April54.7°F / 32.1°F2.99 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May67.6°F / 44.5°F3.72 in rain
June77.1°F / 54.8°F4.47 in rain
July81.4°F / 59.1°F3.92 in rain
August79.4°F / 56.7°F3.74 in rain
September71.9°F / 48°F3.61 in rain
October58.3°F / 36.4°F2.88 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November43.3°F / 25.2°F1.93 in rain, 2.5 in snow
December30.5°F / 14.5°F1.49 in rain, 9.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clintonville School District85.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Manawa School District12% of this ZIP code's land area
New London School District2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

54929 Clintonville, WI11.3 km away
54933 Embarrass, WI15.1 km away
54170 Shiocton, WI15.2 km away
54949 Manawa, WI15.7 km away
54961 New London, WI15.8 km away
54950 Marion, WI19.4 km away
54152 Nichols, WI22.6 km away
54962 Ogdensburg, WI23.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Outagamie County54.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Waupaca County45.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area46.06 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.5348, -88.7404

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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